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Tifa Chocolate & Gelato opened a 3rd location at the Las Posas Plaza, 620 North Las Posas Road, Camarillo on Friday, July 20th. www.tifachocolate.com/camarillo
Tifa is located in the former home of Earl Joseph Shoes on the east side of the plaza.
Tifa Chocolate & Gelato opened their first franchised location in the Conejo Valley/Ventura County area this month at the Las Posas Plaza, 620 North Las Posas Road, Camarillo. 805-231-0411
Other locations include the original at the Whizin Market Square in Agoura Hills and at The Shoppes at Westlake in Westlake Village.
Time to burn off some calories…these places are a treat! www.tifachocolate.com
UPDATE 6/18/19: Spireworks Westlake Village has closed its doors.
UPDATE 7/17/18: Soft opening today, July 17, 2018 and grand opening this Saturday, July 21st. www.facebook.com/SpireWorksDAS
Posted 4/24/18:
Shout out to Amelia Schad for pointing out that SpireWorks Modern Döner will be opening soon in the former home of Big Fish Poke (and prior to that, Ice Cream Lab) at 2725 Townsgate Road, Westlake Village (Westlake Plaza), next to Le Pain Quotidien.
SpireWorks is a build your own fast casual restaurant centered around vertically spit roasted meats (called Döner), fresh baked bread and fun / foodie toppings. More info at www.spireworks.com.
Update 6/24/18: Sign on the door indicates Fatburger Thousand Oaks to open on Monday, June 25th. Phone 805-370-8220. This is also a Buffalo's Express location, with boneless and bone-in wings!
Posted 1/31/18: Lauren Todd pointed out there's a "Fatburger Coming Soon" sign up at the former Smashburger location in the Whole Foods Plaza in Thousand Oaks (740 North Moorpark Road). "Now Hiring" No word on timing at this point nor mention on the Fatburger website at www.fatburger.com.
There are currently no other Fatburger eateries in Ventura County; previously there was a location in Ventura.
Several CVG Facebook page followers (Michelle, Melissa and Kimbra) gave us the heads up on this one! Eater Los Angeles reported this morning that The Cheesecake Factory is creating a new fast casual eatery concept - Social Monk Asian Kitchen - and that the first location will be at The Promenade at Westlake here in the Conejo Valley. The eatery will feature dishes with a variety of Asian influences.
According to Delish, Social Monk will not be serving cheesecake! Sheesh! But they do indicate dishes such as noodles, sandwiches, curries, etc.
Speaking of The Promenade at Westlake, Shake Shack plans to open a location here by late 2018.
UPDATE: The Stand is now open in Calabasas.
The Stand Calabasas is anticipated to open this month at 23683 Calabasas Road (Courtyard at the Commons; across the road from The Commons at Calabasas.
The Stand offers a variety of delicious burgers, "Standwiches," Chicken Standwiches, Salads, Hot Dogs and more.
Other locations currently in Encino, Century City, Woodland Hills, Northridge, Irvine, Pasadena and Newport Beach.
Learn more at www.thestandlink.com.
Update 6/25/18: XL Restaurant is now open! That was quick! xlrestaurants.com 8180474-2295
Prime Steakhouse closed its doors in Agoura on Thursday, May 31st. The owners announced that after five wonderful years, they were looking to focus on their two Ventura restaurants and possibly pursue another one in Ventura or Camarillo.
The new owners have signs up at indicating their new concept, XL Steakhouse, will be opening soon. The sign says X Libes / Meats / Vibes is a vibe inspired steakhouse with classy cocktails and craft everything. For updates, visit www.xlrestaurants.com.
Previous occupants of this space most recently included Sunset Room (closed in December 2012) and Chapter 8 Steakhouse and Lounge (closed in 2010)
Location is 29020 Agoura Road in the Agoura Village Center.
Go Greek Yogurteria opened recently at The Oaks in Thousand Oaks, in the space previously occupied by Paciugo Gelato, near Dick's Sporting Goods.
Go Greek's menu includes Fresco (fresh Greek yogurt creations), Kyro (self-serve Greek frozen yogurt), Parfaits and coffee.
The fresh Greek yogurt is prepared daily on site. House flavors include Regular, Low Fat, Greek Honey, Sour Cherry, Strawberry, Hazelnut and Rose. Rotating flavors include Fig, Coconut, Peanut Butter & Jelly and Carrot. Season flavors include Lemon, Blueberry Lavender and Cookies & Cream.
Toppings include strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, Gojo berries, dark chocolate shavings, bananas, hemp seeds, walnuts, dates and more.
Frozen yogurt flavors include chocolate, coconut, mocha, Greek honey and more.
Learn more at www.gogreekyogurt.com.
Fresh flavored Greek yogurts.
Shake Shack has confirmed that it will be opening a Westlake Village location in late 2018. It will be located at The Promenade at Westlake, I believe in the space soon to be vacated by Public School 805.
Shake Shack, a publicly traded company (Symbol: SHAK) with a $2.5 billion market cap, started out as a hot dog cart inside Madison Square Garden in 2001 and today operates in over 160 locations. www.shakeshack.com.
If you're looking to try a Shake Shack before the Westlake location opens, there are locations at LAX, Glendale, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Century City, Downtown LA and El Segundo.
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